The Sovereigns: A Jewish Family in the German Countryside

About the author

ERIC LUCAS (1915-1996) Eric Lucas was born in Aachen, Germany, in 1915. Immediately after Kristallnacht he left Germany and eventually settled in Palestine, where he worked on a kibbutz and was active in the Zionist movement. The Sovereigns was written in Palestine immediately after World War II. Lucas died in Israel in 1996.

Summary

The story of a close-knit family of German Jews during the Nazi era, when hatred and anti-Semitism destroyed an entire generation of families and the traditions they had created. The story unfolds through the eyes of the author, and is a moving testament to the power of family.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Lucas
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2001
• EAN: 9780810111677
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-1167-7
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 221 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Series: Jewish Lives (Paperback); Jewish Lives; Jewish Lives (Paperback)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous